The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-30
Railroad Notes.

RA1lrOaO Notes.
1t will take 100000 feet of lumber to
timber one of the tunnels on the Montana
Central.
Extensive machine, repair and Car shops
are being constructed at Missoula by the
Northern Pacific.
The Northern Pacific railroad directors
at meeting in New York last week made
liberal provision for grain warehouses
and general warehouses, to be erected on
the water front at Tacoma. They will be
finished in time for the movement of this
years crops.
General Passenger Agent Fee of the
Northern Pacific has informed local
ticket agents that no more charity tickets
can be sold owing to the interstate law.
Hitherto the railroad has been granting
half-rates to INDECENT persons upon APP
plication of the county commissioners
or other proper officials.
The lease of the Oregon railway s.
cation company to the Union Pacific
through the medium of the Oregon Short
Line railway company, which is controlled
by the Union Pacific, was signed on Mon
day. On account of legal hindrance the
lease is made to the Oregon Short Line
company but the Union Pacific guaran-
tees prompt and tull performance of all
the conditions of the covenant.
Proceedings have been commenced at
Dubuque, Ia, against the Chicago, Mil
waukee g. St. Paul railroad by the Du-
buque Jobbers g. Manufacturers Associa-
ton under the long and short haul clause
of the interstate law. The allegation is
| that the railroad charged 33 cent rate
on certain commodities in hardware from
Chicago to Adams, Mimi, a distance of
334 miles, and 35 cent rate from Du-
buque to Adams, distance of $50 miles.
This is the first suit of the kind so far in
stituted.
The new Pullman vestibule train, con-
sisting of five cars under one roof, divided
into three sleeping apartments, dining
room, library, smoking room and bath
room, has reached Chicago. This is un-
doubtedly the finest and most complete
train ever constr ucted, and is hence wor-
thy the inspection of all persons interest
ed in railway progress. Its main feature
is the vestibule, which practically con-
verts number of cars into one, consisting
of several apartments, like a house, all of
which may be visited by passengers with
out passing into the open air. The train,
however, has many other new features dc
vised to increase the comfort and security
of travellers.
The Interstate commerce commission
has made au order suspending the fourth
section of the interstate law for seventy
five days, subject to revocation, and with
proviso that intermediate rates shall not
be raised above those In force April Goth.
This applies to the Northern Pacific,
Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka
s. Santa Fe and ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco lines. The order in the matter OF
the Northern Pacific, is as follows: "The
said Northern Pacific railroad is hereby
temporarily relieved from the operation Of
section of said act, to the extent speci-
fed in the recites of this order, and for
period not greater than seventy-fve days
from this date, subject, however, to the
restriction that while this order remains in
force, said common carrier shall not charge
or receive compensation for transportation
Or property belonging to section on line
where more is charged for short than a
longer haul, which shall be greater than
the rates hitherto in force prior to the I'd
day of April inst. 1t is a further condi-
tion OF this order that printed copy
hereof shall be forthwith publicly posted
and kept, with schedule of rates and
charges, at every station named herein on
line of said company, for use of the pub
lic."